diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix
index 06b08b7e0c92..2201f02c62e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rmdir $out/include/qm-dsp
   '';
 
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${kissfft}/include/kissfft";
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${lib.getInclude kissfft}/include/kissfft";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "C++ library of functions for DSP and Music Informatics purposes";